You’re speeding along on the highway and someone cuts you off out of nowhere. Your heart starts racing, and you pound your wrists on the horn, screaming obscenities only you can hear. It’s one of those moments when you’re so angry that you act out of character, transforming from mild-mannered to vengeful person. It’s as […]
LOS ANGELES – Leonardo DiCaprio‘s “Inception” has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie‘s “Salt” at the weekend box office. “Inception” remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $43.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Warner Bros. thriller featuring DiCaprio as leader of a […]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP)—“The Hawk” has landed in Cooperstown. Andre Dawson, who endured 12 knee surgeries to forge an impressive 21-year major league career, was inducted Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming just the 203rd player in the game’s long history to receive the honor. “Thank you for welcoming […]
If the kids become too much to handle, slip ’em a little cold medicine. It’s an often-repeated joke — or advice — that parents share on the playground or on Twitter and Facebook pages. One mom, Jill Smokler, said she doesn’t vilify parents who medicate their kids: “It’s not the end of the world.” “It’s […]
Washington is poised to launch its most direct attempt to revive small business lending since the financial crisis with a plan to invest up to $30 billion of federal money in small banks and give them incentives to re-lend that money to Main Street companies. The Small Business Lending Fund, outlined by President Obama in […]
The vessel that engineers are using to drill a relief well was back on site near BP’s ruptured deepwater well on Sunday. However, officials said storms could continue to thwart containment and cleanup efforts. “We’re going to be playing a cat-and-mouse game for the remainder of the hurricane season,” retired U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad […]
